Do yourself a favor and don't bother buying these. My wife and I really liked the style of these for our kids room...small, and nice design. So I ordered two. Initially, they were out of stock (which we knew when I ordered, so no big deal) and was pleased when I received notice about a week after I ordered that they had been shipped. Great! When they arrived, I was a little surprised to find how poorly they were packaged by Amazon. Both fans were in a larger box, with brown paper as the filler. Both fan boxes would move around a lot inside the larger box. It was particularly disturbing to hear the parts of the fan moving around inside. Anyway, I proceeded to open the 1st one. Nothing looked damaged, so I continued with the install. Fairly easy to install, no major issues. Flipped the fan on and the motor housing (where the 3 fan blades go through and attached to the motor assembly) looked strange. It was no longer round but rather oblong...very noticeable when turned on. It looked as if someone sat on it and flatted out the fan. That was not going to work...one fan was definitely going to be returned. I opened the second fan. The same motor housing (what I'm calling it) had a dent in it and was noticeably not round. OK...0 for 2. I've never had to return an item to Amazon and, to their credit, it is pretty darn easy. I had UPS pick my return and the two new fans showed up in less than 2 days from when I requested the return. Kudos for easy return policy! However, I heard glass moving around in the box with the two new fans. Opened each and, you guessed it...both had broken glass for the light. Now, we're wondering what to do. This is almost getting comical. Four fans, all damaged...really!? Do I give it more shot or just get a refund? I thought it would be inconceivable to have another two fans show up damaged...so I decided to give it another shot. Big mistake! Note- the manufacture does an extremely poor job at packing these. Way too much empty space with parts floating around inside...not to mention I noticed that the form fitting styrofoam seemed to break down under the weight of the fan...hence, not giving much support for shipping. Upon receiving the two new fans (really the 5th and 6th fans), I opened them up and, to my surprise (well, not really) both had damage to the same part of the fan. The motor housing on both fans had dents and looked like they had been placed under heavy load, bending the part that should be round into something slightly oval. Needless to say, I returned these for a full refund. I will say that this manufacture really needs to re-evaluate the way they pack these fans...packed poorly and on the cheap. Compared to the Hunter and Allen + Roth fans I picked up at Lowes, it was no wonder these didn't survive the shipping. Hey Canarm, buy a fan from one of these manufactures and notice how they are packaged, you may learn something. You could probably drop the for-mentioned fans from 5-6 feet in the air (while still packed in the box) and no damage would occur. If you did that with this Canarm fan, the glass would most definitely break and I'm sure the motor housing would get bent out of shape. Probably what happened to the fans I ordered. While I really like the style of the fan and it would probably work flawlessly, if six fans can't make it to my house on three separate occasions without sever cosmetic damage, I can't possible say anything positive about this item. As stated above, save yourself the time and hassles and stay away from this fan. Additionally, based upon this experience, I will NEVER buy a product from Canarm again and would recommend you do the same. Six fans....all damaged.
